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Ending maternal mortality
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News & Stories
News & Stories
News
Mother, rebel and role model: One woman stands firm against son preference
01 July 2020
In India, more girls and young women are standing up to child marriage, which robs them of their rights and choices, their voice and power. Instead, they are putting education…
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News
Amidst poverty and conflict, an Afghan father shows his daughter she counts
30 June 2020
Facing social and economic pressures and the devastating impacts of protracted conflict, an Afghan father grapples with a decision that will shape his daughter's future.
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Statement
State of World Population Report 2020: Against My Will
30 June 2020
Our Executive Director explains why this year's flagship report is so urgent.
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News
In Nepal, adolescent girls band together, showing communities ‘she counts’
30 June 2020
Exposed to poverty and damaging notions that girls are less valuable than boys, many girls in rural Nepal accept these conditions as fate. But increasingly, others refuse to let…
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News
Her stories: How girls in India are turning to education instead of child marriage
30 June 2020
Many parents in India think child marriage is good for the whole family - influenced by economic pressures and social norms that place lower value on girls. But increasingly girls…
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Press Release
Confronting the silent and endemic crisis of harmful practices
30 June 2020
Our 2020 global flagship report urges an end to harmful practices against women and girls - for once and for all.
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News
Unsung heroes: How one generation of Korean feminists overthrew the deep-rooted preference for sons
30 June 2020
Transforming a societal mindset wasnt easy, but a coalition of women wouldn't give up.
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News
Meeting family planning needs in Nepal’s quarantine centres
23 June 2020
Getting crucial information and supplies to women in remote parts of Nepal amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Statement
A Blight on Humanity’s Conscience
19 June 2020
Our Executive Director speaks out on the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict.
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